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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  9. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  11. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  12. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  13. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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